Texas Sues GM Over Driving Habits Data Collection

August 14, 2024 Business, Republicans

General Motors has been sued by the state of Texas, which accused the automaker of installing technology on more than 14 million vehicles to collect data about drivers, which it then sold to insurers and other companies without drivers’ consent.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said GM’s data were used to compile “Driving Scores” assessing whether more than 1.8 million Texas drivers had “bad” habits such as speeding, braking too fast, steering too sharply into turns, not using seatbelts and driving late at night.

Insurers could then use the data when deciding whether to raise premiums, cancel policies or deny coverage, Paxton said.

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General Motors has been sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who accused the automaker of selling drivers’ private data to several companies, including insurers, without their consent https://t.co/0epGgromWa pic.twitter.com/TpC39Hpf6M

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